<FONT face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=2><div><font color="#990099">-----kwlug-disc-bounces@kwlug.org wrote: -----<br></font>>I was just reading through http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOCSIS which <br>>states that upstream bandwidth for the most ancient implementation <br>>(DOCSIS 1.0) is 10 Mbps (aggregate of all channels), and the most <br>>recent (DOCSIS 3.0) allows bonding of individual channels for 30 Mbps<br>><br>>upstream bandwidth, and up to 1 Gbps in the future. And that's just <br>>the consumer grade stuff.<br><br>From the start of the high speed service I wondered how an ISP could offer high-speed access when bandwidth was so expensive. Back then T1 Internet access was $3,000/month, but you could get a Rogers cable connection for what $50? And it was faster.<br><br>It was no surprise that we saw traffic shaping being used. It's hard to imagine that they would allow such high speed uploads to contribute to the mess. In the future that spare bandwidth may be used for other purposes and most certainly for premium rates.<br></div></FONT>